USS Guam

USS Guam (LPH-9), was an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship, and was laid down by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on 15 November 1962; launched on 22 August 1964, sponsored by Mrs. Vaughn H. Emory Green, and commissioned on 16 January 1965. She was the third US Navy ship to carry the name, after the US Territory of Guam.

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LPH-9
Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship, amphibious assault ship, United States Navy, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 

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  USS Guam ⓘ
  1964 Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship

1965-01-16T00:00:00Z

1965-01-16T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1964-08-22T00:00:00Z

1964-08-22T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1998-08-25T00:00:00Z

1998-08-25T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1962-11-15T00:00:00Z

1962-11-15T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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USS Guam (LPH-9) underway c1965

USS Guam (LPH-9) at sea c1974

USS Guam (LPH-9) underway at sea, circa in 1967

USS Guam (LPH-9) underway at sea c1973

USS Guam (LPH-9) at sea c1973

USS Guam (LPH-9) and USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5) en route to Mombasa in 1976

USS Guam (LPH-9) off Kenya in 1976

USS Guam (LPH-9) underway on 3 February 1965

USS Guam (LPH-9) underway during the recovery of the Gemini 11 spaceflight, in September 1966

USS Guam (LPH-9) approaches the Gemini 11 space capsule on 15 September 1966

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		USS Guam	amphibious assault ship, Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship	Wikidata
commons	image		USS Guam (LPH-9) underway c1965		Commons
commons	image		USS Guam (LPH-9) at sea c1974		Commons
commons	image		USS Guam (LPH-9) underway at sea, circa in 1967		Commons
commons	image		USS Guam (LPH-9) underway at sea c1973		Commons
commons	image		USS Guam (LPH-9) at sea c1973		Commons
commons	image		USS Guam (LPH-9) and USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5) en route to Mombasa in 1976		Commons
commons	image		USS Guam (LPH-9) off Kenya in 1976		Commons
commons	image		USS Guam (LPH-9) underway on 3 February 1965		Commons
commons	image		USS Guam (LPH-9) underway during the recovery of the Gemini 11 spaceflight, in September 1966		Commons
commons	image		USS Guam (LPH-9) approaches the Gemini 11 space capsule on 15 September 1966		Commons